The world is generating more data than in other time in history. However, with the increasing quantity and quality of data flooding our cyberspace comes new challenges. One clear challenge is how to make meaning of all this new data, a feat that will continue to be difficult without some level of data interoperability being […]
Previously posted on the Open Institute’s blog Buntwani is a Swahili word for the open air space in rural African communities where people congregate to discuss issues of common interest, meet with elders or other local leaders and formally receive guests from other villages. It is also the name of an event organized by Open Institute through which […]
GODAN was formed in 2013 out of a meeting that was inspired by the G8. You can read the backstory here. Although global south governments are a big part of their agriculture sectors, they weren’t prominent in GODAN at launch. With some like the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Mr Willy Bett, taking a keen […]
The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) is a worldwide network of institutions and governments supporting open data within the agriculture and nutrition space. LDRI has been part of GODAN since 2016 and is actively involved in the Capacity Development Working Group as well as the Government of Kenya’s GODAN National Steering Committee. We […]
This short survey is part of a broader effort to understand the kinds of data stakeholders in the agriculture sector want most. Please click on this link to participate https://docs.google.com/a/developlocal.org/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftLnfqFKJ4q2dplCdWYkzmgJKWV0iPFpXJd27YixVP6LCQ4w/viewform. Your participation is highly appreciated. Participants will receive an advance copy of our report on data needs for Africa’s stakeholders and also receive advance invitations to […]